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pico Primer for Competitors - Shell Chapter - Got Shell? Section
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Answer 3
Q.3: What does `~` mean?
A.3: The shell is parked in Q0h313th's home directory which can be accessed by `~` on the computer called `pico-2019-shell1`
Note: the full path for `~` can be expanded to `/home/Q0h313th/`
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ANK-369 commented Feb 4, 2026 •
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so, after reading the answer and some of the comments, i think ~ is just another name for home (which is actually your username folder).
if you see only ~ it means you're currently inside your home directory.
if you see another name like ~/Downloads it means you're in that folder inside your home

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